Many individuals acquire infections each year, yet few progress to critical illness. The current inability to identify the proportion of individuals who will progress to life-threatening illness is a major impediment to effective management of infectious disease. Using malaria as a model, the aim of the project is to identify and validate a panel of […]

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are poised to have increasingly larger roles in health care systems globally and one possible scenario is that Ontario emerges as a leader in providing eHealth innovation and service delivery.  Although ICT-based methods of service delivery are well established in particular areas of health care, the potential benefits for hearing […]

Scisense is a medical device company focused on Micro Sensor technology used to monitor cardio dynamics in animals as small as mice. Scisense's existing production process l-Or building the micro sensor probes is a tedious process that requires a high degree of skilled labour and ultimately results in a low yield of marketable devices. The […]

Pulse shaping devices are the key elements for optical signal processing that are capable of reshaping the temporal waveform of optical pulses.  The applications of pulse shaping devices include ultrahigh-speed optical telecommunication, ultrafast all-optical computing and information processing, biomedical imaging, and electronic and photonic signal/device characterization and monitoring. For these applications, ultrafast optical waveform shapers […]

  Rapid diagnostic tools represent a significant growth industry in agriculture. Current antibody based approaches have implicit limitations due to the cost and performance of the antibodies. The use of single stranded DNA (aptamers) as mimics of antibodies has the potential to overcome many of these constraints. A key disadvantage to the use of aptamers is […]

  Spinal Cord Stimulation utilizes a pacemaker like device, to deliver electrical impulses to the dorsal column of the spinal cord via an electrical lead placed in the epidural space.The electrical stimulation saturates the large nerve fibers with electrical noise masking the sensation of pain by creating a gentle tingling sensation in the area of pain. […]

  Automation of medical diagnosis/detection process is very important in terms of enhancing diagnostic accuracy, increasing throughput, reducing cost, and training new staff. In this project we are interested to investigate the usage of intelligent decision support techniques to automate the diagnosis/detection process of active tuberculosis. Smart tools for medical applications have high importance and […]

  Radiologists require highly optimized computer workstation software to efficiently perform their diagnostic workflow. McKesson Medical Imaging Group’s PACS system has evolved over two decades of workflow enhancements. However, mouse and keyboard human- computer interaction remains a fundamental limitation for radiologists to fully engage with the data. This project will provide results based on experimental […]

  The proposed project is aimed at accelerating the pre-competitive development of a Diastolic Timed Vibrator (DTV) to be used as a medical emergency system to assist clearance of acute coronary thrombosis such as exhibited in a “heart attack” (an acute blockage of a coronary artery, usually by a blood clot). The DTV will impose […]

  Transfusion medicine in Ontario faces two challenges, how to reduce the potential for errors, and how to reduce the use of blood products when blood supply is low. New technology such as electronically controlled blood fridges is suggested for tackling these two challenges but little is known about their actual impact on errors or blood usage. In view […]

  Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a non-ionizing modality; therefore, there is no known damage on human tissue as opposed to ionizing imaging modalities, such as X-ray. Interventional procedures take long time and in order to prevent ionization, interventional MRI is very promising. On the other hand, there are safety concerns because of the possible temperature rise on current […]

    Many people with physical disabilities depend on forearm crutches to help them walk. Although forearm crutches are helpful, many people experience overuse injuries as a result of using the forearm crutch. Injuries to the wrists, elbows and shoulders are commonly experienced with long-term use of the forearm crutch. The research project will examine […]